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  • Tagan TG480-U01

    23 March 2004, 00:00

    Support for upcoming ATX, ATX12V and BTX standards means you'll be able to use it in a wide range of systems for quite some time, the sensible fan placement seems ...

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  • PowerColor Radeon 9800XT 256MB

    20 March 2004, 00:00

    PowerColor, then, has to position its 9800XT on the basis of price. It doesn't contain enough novel or value-adding features to warrant purchasing for anything other than low price, and ...

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  • AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU

    18 March 2004, 00:00

    Intel's Pentium 4 3.4GHz Extreme Edition put the onus back on to AMD's shoulders. We'd call the heavyweight fight pretty even now, although the balance may swing entirely in AMD's ...

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  • MSI GeForce FX 5950 Ultra-VTD 256MB Card

    14 March 2004, 00:00

    The conclusion actually simplifies well. If you absolutely, positively want a GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 256MB card and don't mind shelling out, MSI's is as good as any we've seen. ...

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  • nForce3 250 Chipset

    10 March 2004, 00:00

    With NVIDIA giving the 250-series chips a feature upgrade, a 'fixed' HyperTransport implementation, some new disk based ability with the changed ATA and SATA controller, 1000Mbit/sec Ethernet capability to let ...

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  • VIA KT880 Chipset

    9 March 2004, 00:00

    nForce2 Ultra 400 has been around since July 2003, some seven months. Plain nForce2 has been around for over a year. While KT880 may boast better base features than nForce2 ...

  • AMD Athlon 64 Model 3000+

    5 March 2004, 00:00

    The Athlon 64 Model 3000+ was a much-needed CPU in AMD's performance lineup. All we now ask for is a 1.8GHz 512kb L2 cache version priced at around £140. That ...

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  • AMD Athlon XP-M Barton 2500 Evaluation

    3 March 2004, 00:00

    The results speak for themselves. High performance doesn't necessarily have to be limited to the Athlon 64 or top-end Pentium 4 CPUs. What's more, it can be achieved with a ...

  • Voodoo PC Envy m:855 laptop

    1 March 2004, 00:00

    The Voodoo PC Envy m:855 has shown us an impressive array of power in laptop form. Impressive enough for us to re-think the real use of a cumbersome desktop system. ...

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  • Chieftec BX

    29 February 2004, 00:00

    Chieftec cases have always been popular and there’s a reason why. They are superb cases. Some people maybe put off by the size of it, but it’s lovely to work ...

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  • External Disk Roundup

    28 February 2004, 00:00

    There\'s something for everyone in the four disks on test, I\'m just more tempted to add other disk to an ATX chassis, rather than hang it externally. Like everything, you\'ll ...

  • Hercules ProphetView II 191 BLK

    27 February 2004, 00:00

    Ultimately, the DVI-I connection, dual inputs, its 2D/ClearType performance, fast motion performance, aesthetic and panel size make it the best display I've ever had the pleasure of using. I favour ...

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  • Scan 3XS-OC

    26 February 2004, 00:00

    There's more than one method of building of high-performance system. Scan has shown us that. Going down the enthusiasts' route of overclocking the CPU and motherboard has paid dividends for ...

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  • AOpen Aeolus GeForce FX5900XT 128MB

    24 February 2004, 00:00

    Our final thoughts are simple. NVIDIA's done a good job in ensuring that a midrange GPU has true top-end performance clout. AOpen hasn't seized the opportunity with both hands. The ...

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  • Gainward GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Golden Sample Ultra/960 Dual-DVI 128MB

    15 February 2004, 00:00

    We're left with the nagging feeling that NVIDIA has orchestrated the premature death for the FX 5700 Ultra with its own 5900XT. Thus we think Gainward's diligent NV36 efforts may ...

  • PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Bravo 128MB

    12 February 2004, 00:00

    It's difficult to manufacture an intrinsically bad Radeon 9600XT. PowerColor has done just fine with its attempt. It's small, it's quiet, it overclocks like a champ, and it doesn't cost ...

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  • Asetek WaterChill KT12-L20

    10 February 2004, 00:00

    Undoubtedly better than air cooling but not without its problems, the Asetek WaterChill KT12-L20 comes recommended if you have no fear of stiff pipes, or are willing to change them ...

  • EPoX eX5-300S Mini Me SFF System

    8 February 2004, 00:00

    There's enough here to make the eX5-300S Mini Me SFF system sell on pure merit. We can just see enthusiasts using the highly overclockable Northwood Pentium 4 200MHz CPUs and ...

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  • ASUS K8V Deluxe and K8V Deluxe Wireless Edition

    5 February 2004, 00:00

    Our first look at Model 3200+ Athlon 64 on K8T800 was an encouraging one. K8V is a well featured, well presented, well laid out board. It performs well, K8T800 deserves ...

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  • Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott, 3.4GHz Northwood and 3.4GHz Northwood Extreme Edition

    1 February 2004, 00:00

    The enthusiast may be under the false impression that Intel really, really cares about having the fastest consumer-level CPUs. Intel's near-$30-billion turnover in 2003 dwarfs its arch-rival's, AMD's, by a ...

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  • DFI LANPARTY 865PE

    29 January 2004, 00:00

    The LANPARTY 865PE is a good board, there's little doubt of that. Is being good enough to warrant a purchase ?. The inherent trouble is that there are many good ...

  • Evesham Axis 64 3000

    28 January 2004, 00:00

    Multi-use setups like the Axis will always appeal. It's for that reason, it's multi-talented abilities as a games machine, simple video capture and editing box and multimedia TV hub, that ...

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  • S3 DeltaChrome S8

    26 January 2004, 00:00

    There's matters that need resolving, that's for sure. But we still feel optimistic about S3 chances of capturing a small portion of this lucrative market. There's always room for competent ...

  • Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB

    25 January 2004, 00:00

    In summary, the Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB is still a decent card. The most important drawbacks don't emanate from the card itself. Rather, it's ATI's current product hierarchy that ...

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  • Leadtek WinFast A360TD FX 5700 128MB

    21 January 2004, 00:00

    What this conclusion, rambling as it is, is attempting to convey is that Leadtek has made decent use of a GPU that\'s not a hot property at its current price ...

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  • Corsair XMS4400 TwinX 1GByte Memory

    17 January 2004, 00:00

    In summary, Corsair's XMS4400 TwinX 1GByte memory pack will appeal to a very select, niche market. Priced at over £300 it certainly isn't cheap. Recommended if your setup can make ...

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  • TwinMOS TwiSTER PC4000 512MB Dual Channel Memory Kit

    14 January 2004, 00:00

    In summary, the TwinMOS TwiSTER PC4000 512MB Dual Channel kit does what it says on the box. That puts it on a par with other PC4000 modules we've tested. What ...

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  • ASUS V9980U/TVD

    8 January 2004, 00:00

    With a mediocre game bundle that needs a revamp, a utility set that borders on the weird (you want to use a £372 games accelerator to provide security on your ...

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  • AMD Athlon 64 3400+

    6 January 2004, 00:00

    Like any company, a CPU's fundamentals need to be sound... which is fortunately the case with the AMD Athlon 3400. Performance in spades, at least two chipsets with solid, stable ...

  • ABIT AN7

    3 January 2004, 00:00

    ...µGuru and NF7-S combine to give ABIT a new excuse for a product. Let's see if anything has changed from the base NF7-S specification in the transition to AN7...

  • EPoX EP-4PLAI

    30 December 2003, 00:00

    It's a very bare package and it feels like unless you're on a really tight budget, you'd get much better value for a little more investment higher up the P4 ...

  • ASUS Radeon 9600XT/TVD 128MB

    26 December 2003, 00:00

    When evaluating a product for a final rating, we look at a number of factors. Firstly, how much has the manufacturer done to appease a wide spectrum of users ?. ...

  • Shuttle SB61G2R RefleXion XPC

    24 December 2003, 00:00

    The defining role of any small form-factor system is to thoroughly question the need for a standard beige box. There\'s not much it can\'t do, and it does cause us ...